CCGES is pleased to be able to congratulate Prof. Willem Maas on the occassion of his receiving a prestigious Jean Monnet Chair in European Integration. Prof. Maas is a Centre faculty affiliate and professor of political science at both York’s Glendon College and the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

The Jean Monnet Program responds to a need for increased reflection and debate on the European Union. It is designed to stimulate excellence in teaching, research and deliberation on European integration in higher education institutions throughout the world. As Jean Monnet Chair in European Integration, Maas will dedicate his complete teaching time to courses addressing key European integration issues, including three political science courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as providing training courses for executive and mid-career civil servants. In addition, he will supervise student research dissertations and be responsible for the academic content of student internships in Europe. Maas will also coordinate a Jean Monnet Lecture Series at Glendon, as well as a Web site and a newsletter.

Among Prof. Maas’ research interests is European citizenship, a subject covered in his first book publication, 2007’s Creating European Citizens.

At CCGES, Prof. Maas is active helping coordinate the monthly European Politics and Society Workshop and sits on the Executive Committee.

For a copy of the full announcement of Prof. Maas’ chair, please click here.